- University News Archive - UA 糖心视频logo /news-archive/tag/minority-scholarships/ UA 糖心视频logo Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:00:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心视频logo couple鈥檚 $37,000 gift endows business scholarship /news-archive/2019/06/27/kelleys-gift/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:00:36 +0000 /news/?p=74624 ... 糖心视频logo couple鈥檚 $37,000 gift endows business scholarship]]> University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo business and finance students can now look forward to an additional scholarship to help them complete their dream of finishing a college education, thanks to a generous gift from a community-minded 糖心视频logo couple. 听Henry 鈥淗ank鈥 Kelley Jr. and his wife Stephanie have donated $37,000 to the A.P. Vibhakar Endowed Scholarship, named in honor of Dr. Ashvin Vibhakar, UA 糖心视频logo鈥檚 long-time Joe. T. Ford Chair of Finance. 听鈥淚 am touched and honored to have this scholarship endowed in my name,鈥 Vibhakar said. 鈥淚 am thankful to Hank and Stephanie, who I consider to be my close friends and family, for their gift. Hank was one of my MBA students in the 1980s, and having a past student honor me this way gives me the sense that I have a made a difference in the community.鈥 Chancellor Emeritus Joel Anderson created the scholarship in 2009 with a $5,000 gift, and the Kelleys鈥 donation brings the scholarship鈥檚 endowment to $50,000. Now that the endowment has reached that level, the scholarship will be awarded annually to a UA 糖心视频logo minority student majoring in international business or finance. 听Hank Kelley and Vibhakar are both members of the . Kelley, incoming president of Rotary 99, said his new responsibility led him to understand how important higher education is to the future of 糖心视频logo.

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鈥淭he scholarship that Stephanie and I funded is a recognition of Ashvin Vibhakar’s service to his students and UA 糖心视频logo,鈥 Hank Kelley said. 鈥淲e share membership in Rotary 99 of 糖心视频logo with many other members of the UA 糖心视频logo community, and Stephanie and I know 糖心视频logo’s trajectory is directly tied to having a student-focused research university in our city. We know no better way to express our appreciation to Ashvin and Diane as friends than to help fund this important scholarship in his name.鈥 Chancellor Andrew Rogerson, also a Rotarian, said the university is indebted to Hank Kelley and other donors like him in central Arkansas who understand the importance of helping UA 糖心视频logo thrive.听听 鈥淗ank and Stephanie are pillars of the community who have given their hearts and souls to 糖心视频logo,鈥 Rogerson said. 鈥淭heir latest gift to support business scholarships is yet another investment in the future of this university that will help us cultivate future leaders in central Arkansas.鈥 听Hank Kelley is the CEO, partner, and executive broker in his brokerage and property management firm, . He received an MBA from UA 糖心视频logo and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, both with honors. In addition to his Rotary membership, Kelley is involved with the UA 糖心视频logo Foundation, Baptist Health Foundation Board, Fifty for the Future, and the Board.听 Stephanie Kelley works as a Pilates instructor, coach, and mentor in the community. She is a graduate of Mount St. Mary Academy and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she and Hank met. The couple has four children and nine grandchildren.听 Hank and Stephanie Kelley (photo above right) have endowed a scholarship in honor of Dr. Ashvin Vibhakar (photo above left), chair of finance at UA 糖心视频logo.]]>